Segelföreningen i Björneborg (BSF for short), is a

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from

Pori ) , website www.pori.fi Pori (; sv, Björneborg ) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River, west of Tampere, north of Turku and north ...

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. BSF was established by

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on 26 January 1856 and it is the oldest

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in Finland. The clubhouse is located in Mäntyluoto by the

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, adjacent to the Kallo Lighthouse, some 20 kilometres northwest of the city. The club hosted the 2006

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, and again in 2018.Snipe Today November 16, 2016
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References

External links

Segelföreningen i Björneborg Official Homepage
Yacht clubs in Finland Sports clubs and teams established in 1856 Sport in Pori 1856 establishments in the Russian Empire Sports clubs and teams in Satakunta {{Finland-sport-stub